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Syria: The Middle East’s Most Avoidable Conflict?

It’s both difficult and problematic to track the beginning of conflict. The roots of war start at many different points- pre-existing tension, disputes over oil and resources, and at times some things as basic as a culture of violence can allow a conflict to manifest.

More often than not, as a conflict rolls into its first stages of development, the leaders of each party echo with the fears and concerns of their citizens.

Syria is at a standstill. The opposition is only growing more radical, and the international community has wholly, and indeed rightfully, decided that military intervention would only create more chaos. For Syria to find it’s place as a democratic country, peacebuilding is going to have to happen from the inside out.